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I think it has to do with GameFreak's inexperience with the 3DS. Let's remember, when we first got the DS/Lite/DSi, we had Diamond and Pearl, which albeit, wasn't all that graphically pleasing (more 3D, but it felt more or less like the GBA games minus the slowness). Then we had Platinum and HGSS, which somewhat improved from the engine. Then we had BW/BW2 where the overworld was just fantastic to watch (though some parts were terribly pixelated...nevertheless a HUGE improvement from DPPt/HGSS). I'm thinking it may take at least a generation before GameFreak unleashes the full graphical potential of the 3DS.

well... i am sure the graphics will be great and as good as they can be on the system, they did say they are working on making them look better, and on the official site they do say it those aren't the final gameplay images...

I rewatched the trailer and all of a sudden it came to me that the graphics aren't as nice as I'd remembered. For example, look at this screenshot here. Spoiler:- spoiler:

Look at the grass - it looks awfully cartoony and flat, doesn't it? I hope that gets touched up before the final release.

It's unlikely that we'll see vast improvements from what's already shown. I've never considered the 3D graphics in XY to be great the moment I saw them in the trailer. Mystery Dungeon was amazing, Rumble Blast was amazing, but XY pales in comparison. Partly because the overworld graphics is pretty messy as you've shown, and partly because I think cel shading doesn't look as impressive as proper "3D polygons" in PBR, as explained by carboncopy.

The best evolutionary designs are brought about by a balance between change and consistency.Artwork by Piper Thibodeau. You can view more of her work here.

You guys have to remember, these images are compresses several times, making them look choppy. They are first compressed by the screen, then by the camera, then by the video, next by your eyes. Add a step in between the video and your eyes for that picture. So, really, if it's just by our eyes, it'll look better, albeit it'll still not be 'as' good as MD and RB, because there is far more going to work in the world, with battles, effects, etc. then in MD or RB.

You guys have to remember, these images are compresses several times, making them look choppy. They are first compressed by the screen, then by the camera, then by the video, next by your eyes. Add a step in between the video and your eyes for that picture. So, really, if it's just by our eyes, it'll look better, albeit it'll still not be 'as' good as MD and RB, because there is far more going to work in the world, with battles, effects, etc. then in MD or RB.

I was actually referring to the trailer footage itself rather than these images. So unless the world was shown a low quality video clip, I think I can at least cut down my expectation for the ' first 3D Pokemon main game series".

The best evolutionary designs are brought about by a balance between change and consistency.Artwork by Piper Thibodeau. You can view more of her work here.

For demo versions, a low-quality chip is actually likely. Since people look for bugs, not quality (not yet, at least), if they give them low-quality 3DS demos, it'll be recylcing their old demos and getting the bug testing done. Also, on the rumors/leaks that have come up, maybe it's a beta tester revealing what's in store? I mean, they're hired for testing, so losing that job isn't gonna affect much, since IIRC, testers are hired for one game and freelance. My uncle's a tester, and actually told me about MW3's Russian localization (he speaks/reads Russian and Yiddish), and it didn't affect him much.

Personally, i don't like the new character looks (The fact that they got so big) Every time a new Generation has come out, they have basicly enhanced the character size, and i've hated it every time i liked it better when the people on the screen were just small thingys :P I like the new battle style tho!

How can you not like the characters getting bigger? I mean, like, I love how they're closer to 13/14 (judging by their size, body, etc...), and most 13/14 year olds I know are as big if not bigger than their parents, unless they're really short, but I like the idea of an older and bigger protag. I mean, a ten year old saving the world? A teenager is more widely responsible (or not) with things and saving the world.

Not sure if anybodies mentioned this, couldn't see it. been thinking with the new roller skate motion will we see the end of the bike, here's my rational. The roller skates are basically a faster version of run with a slower motion which must be much easier to code in the game rather than have totally different item, pose, game mechanic, motion which would all need to be coded into the game, if so I'd be pretty disappointed I loved the bike.

Not sure if anybodies mentioned this, couldn't see it. been thinking with the new roller skate motion will we see the end of the bike, here's my rational. The roller skates are basically a faster version of run with a slower motion which must be much easier to code in the game rather than have totally different item, pose, game mechanic, motion which would all need to be coded into the game, if so I'd be pretty disappointed I loved the bike.

I personally think the bike will stay. Europe in general is known for its bikes especially France with its annual "Tour de France".
I think of the skates as a substitute to the Running Shoes.

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